Kenya is the leading country in Africa for the exploration and development of geothermal resources for power production and direct use. The geothermal systems in most of the geothermal areas in Kenya are volcano-hosted and reservoirs are controlled by secondary permeability associated with fault/fracture system dynamics within the geothermal areas. The course is expected to expand and diversify knowledge of volcano-tectonic processes in the active Kenya Rift through a combination of classroom lectures, field work, data collection, and desk-top interpretation. It is hoped that training will furthermore lead to a revised and improved understanding of the geologic character of the Olkaria geothermal field in the central Kenya Rift to aid improved well siting and strategy. The course format is hybrid and will comprise a blend of online lectures, exercises, embedded field instruction, and contributions by the participants that will be shared during discussion sessions. Time will also be devoted to mapping, recording, documenting, and graphically representing structural data relevant for geothermal assessments and preparation of reports.
- Kursleiter:in: Valentina Armeni
- Kursleiter:in: Bodo Bookhagen
- Kursleiter:in: Manfred Strecker